How is this the ITTFs fault?
It's a building they do not own, administer or manage so I'd say blaming the ITTF is a bit more than a stretch. God knows they have other shortcomings, but this ones not one of them. And in any reality, sheet does happen from time to time.
Are you actually saying that the ITTF took bribes to ensure the tournament was played in a building with a leaky roof? Please help me out here, I really don't understand what you're trying to say, TTFrenzy. And yes, it's an honest and serious question, not a flame.
No hard feelings dude, I get ur question
Do you really think that no one is corrupted in world federations? The motive to get a chair position in a federation is the money, free trips and business agreements/sponsorships, not to help TT grow as a sport and the same situation applies to all sports. Just investigate what happened with FIFA scandals recently, for gods sake they want to play the world cup @ qatar with 40 degrees temperature, does it seem logical to you for the sport? No it doesnt, but if you get money agreements from it, it surely sounds logical
It is ITTF responsibility to triple check the playing fields it's simple as that. especially in an indoor sport. Of course there is the slight chance that it is just a bad luck, Im not a conspiracy theorist. But then again many players have complained about the poor facilities, so its not a single situation only. 2nd 3rd divisions were played with a tent over their heads.
They may not took bribes, we will never know that, but ITTF decides who will host a tournament, which means they will decide who will get the money from it, the advertising and so on
let me ask you a question now, do you really believe that the plastic ball changed because celluloid is banned?
when the 1st pattent for plastic ball was published , one of the publishers was the wife of the chairman or vice president dont quite remember , in the ITTF commitee. And miraculously the pattent was accepted. Do you get my point now? Do you remember how bad the first plastic balls were? and still are?
World championships simply deserve better facilities than this, but when money are involved in the way then you can clearly see what happens.
Also i didnt talk only about bribery, but sponsorship agreements which are legal by the law but unethical. especially when you mock the players and the spectators like that with facilities that suck hard. sponsorships agreements are fine with me if u get the tournament in dusseldorf or suzhou china. they are ridiculous unethical and provocative, when the world champs are played in a field which is not suitable for TT
Either way, even if im wrong at my speculations, world champs with poor facilities is a very poor image, at least to my eyes.
p.s. the floor also has some inclination... many players reported it. do you still believe the facilities are ok for TT? and in top world level like that? provincial training centres in china are far more acceptable than these facilities and this is afact not my opinion
